Hola mi amigos. I know that I just sent out an email, but I had a very exciting and blessed week on the evangelism brigades and I would like to share one story.
On Tuesday of this last week we were at a very nice church, by Honduran standards, and a few hundred people had already came through for medical/chiropractic/dental and evangelism during our day. Donna, a missionary RN here, came to me asking if there was anything I could do for a patient that has hiccups. He has had them for 8 years! I said that if his nervous system is irritated by a subluxation in his spine, and if that is his cause then I may be able to help.
The patient came over to me, refusing multivitamins or medications that most patients receive; he was solely concerned with his hiccups! He told me that they have made his life miserable and he again confirmed that he has had them for 8 years without cessation.
I evaluated his cervical spine and he had a subluxation at C2 and C6 and he had a subluxation at his 10th thoracic vertebrae. I adjusted him and told him that I would like to see him after he returns from evangelism. When he returned he told my translator that for 30 minutes his hiccups had stopped! They had now returned, as I could visually see. I adjusted him again at the same vertebral segments and told him that I would like to see him on Wednesday at our next brigade site. (This is not a normal WGO procedure but I decided to make an exception, with approval from the brigade coordinator as well.)
When he came to the new church on Wednesday he was still hiccupping! But… he said that he had a better night of sleep than he has had in years and the hiccupping had stopped during the night. I adjusted him again and told him to return on Thursday.
He returned again on Thursday… this time no hiccups! He had a big smile on his face and he was without hiccups and had been this way since the previous day soon after my last treatment! For him this was the first time in 8 years that he had gone without hiccups constantly irritating his life. I adjusted him again and asked to see him again next week. He has had constant nerve irritation and inflammation at his spinal joints for 8 years and I know and can feel that his body needs more care.
He told me that he has prayed for God to take away his hiccups and that he believes that God sent me here to Honduras for him! It was a very emotional moment for me feeling that I was God’s instrument to answer a prayer made to Him. I know that in my last email I expressed that I felt that we are where God wants us at this time, but this week He sure spoke that to us with a greater volume!
I have attached a picture of myself with this gentleman. As many Honduran men are, he looks stoic in this picture, but if you look closely behind his mustache he has a smile under there! It was exciting to see this change in his life and many WGO staff and missionaries to joy in seeing this physical change. I look forward to seeing him this week along with the 300 other Hondurans that I will have the privileged of caring for!
Please pray that the hundreds of people that receive care this week at the WGO brigade will not only get their short term health needs met, but their long term spiritual needs met! Please pray that many will find their way to Christ.
God bless you and the coming week!
Love,
Ryan, Jamie, Reed, Ella, and baby(Maya???)
On Tuesday of this last week we were at a very nice church, by Honduran standards, and a few hundred people had already came through for medical/chiropractic/dental and evangelism during our day. Donna, a missionary RN here, came to me asking if there was anything I could do for a patient that has hiccups. He has had them for 8 years! I said that if his nervous system is irritated by a subluxation in his spine, and if that is his cause then I may be able to help.
The patient came over to me, refusing multivitamins or medications that most patients receive; he was solely concerned with his hiccups! He told me that they have made his life miserable and he again confirmed that he has had them for 8 years without cessation.
I evaluated his cervical spine and he had a subluxation at C2 and C6 and he had a subluxation at his 10th thoracic vertebrae. I adjusted him and told him that I would like to see him after he returns from evangelism. When he returned he told my translator that for 30 minutes his hiccups had stopped! They had now returned, as I could visually see. I adjusted him again at the same vertebral segments and told him that I would like to see him on Wednesday at our next brigade site. (This is not a normal WGO procedure but I decided to make an exception, with approval from the brigade coordinator as well.)
When he came to the new church on Wednesday he was still hiccupping! But… he said that he had a better night of sleep than he has had in years and the hiccupping had stopped during the night. I adjusted him again and told him to return on Thursday.
He returned again on Thursday… this time no hiccups! He had a big smile on his face and he was without hiccups and had been this way since the previous day soon after my last treatment! For him this was the first time in 8 years that he had gone without hiccups constantly irritating his life. I adjusted him again and asked to see him again next week. He has had constant nerve irritation and inflammation at his spinal joints for 8 years and I know and can feel that his body needs more care.
He told me that he has prayed for God to take away his hiccups and that he believes that God sent me here to Honduras for him! It was a very emotional moment for me feeling that I was God’s instrument to answer a prayer made to Him. I know that in my last email I expressed that I felt that we are where God wants us at this time, but this week He sure spoke that to us with a greater volume!
I have attached a picture of myself with this gentleman. As many Honduran men are, he looks stoic in this picture, but if you look closely behind his mustache he has a smile under there! It was exciting to see this change in his life and many WGO staff and missionaries to joy in seeing this physical change. I look forward to seeing him this week along with the 300 other Hondurans that I will have the privileged of caring for!
Please pray that the hundreds of people that receive care this week at the WGO brigade will not only get their short term health needs met, but their long term spiritual needs met! Please pray that many will find their way to Christ.
God bless you and the coming week!
Love,
Ryan, Jamie, Reed, Ella, and baby(Maya???)
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Hey guys! I've been thinking so much about you and am happy to find out you have a blogspot! Everyone looks fantastic!! Jakob and I sure miss our Thursday get togethers!! Hope to see you all in person soon!! Much love and prayers!! JODI
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